Improvement in cultivators



J. HAEGE.

Wheel-Cultivator.

NO. 41,769. I Patented Mar. 1. 18M

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AM. PHUTO'LITHU. CO. N.Y. (O SBURNE'S PROCESS.)

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' v UNITED STATES JACOB HAEGE, OF SHILOH, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CULTIVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 41,769, dated March 1,1864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JACOB HAEGE, of Shiloh, in the county of St. Clairand State ot'lllinois, have invented anew and Improved Cultivator and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanyin gdrawings, making a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my invention, taken in the line w00, Fig. 2; Fig. 2,

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand andconstructmyinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents an axle; and B B, wheels of quite large diameter, which areplaced loosely on the axle A; and (l is a flat frame, which is firmlysecured to the axle A by bolts a and sockets or clips I). The front endof the frame 0 is composed of two bars, a 0, one being directly over theother, the upper bar 0 being secured to the upper surfaces of the sidebars, (I d, of the said frame and the lower bar 0 secured to theunde'rsurfaces of said bars,a space being allowed between to admit of thedraftpole D passing between the bars 00, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. Theback part of the draftpole rests on the back bar, 6, of the frame 0, andthe draft-pole is secured to the axle A by means of a'holt which passesvertically up through a metal strap, f, at the under side of: the axleA, and through a metal plate, g, on the top of the axle, and thenthrough the pole D and a metal strap, h, which extends over the top ofthe same. On the upper end of the bolt there is a thumb-nut, E,the lowerend of which bears upon strap f. The strap his bent downward at itsends, and is secured by bolts or screws 11 to the axle A. This strapprevents the thumb-nut from working loose on the bolt E when the pole Dis turned either to the right or left.

At the front side of the plate g there is a segment rack, j, into whicha pinion, 7c, gears, the latter being on a vertical shaft, F, whichpasses through the poleDand plate I, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. Thepinion k is between two circular plates, m m, which lap over the edgesof the teeth of the rack j and serve as guides for the pinion,keepingitin gear with the rack.

On the shaft F there is fitted a tube, G,

which has a ratchet, a, on its lower end, into which a panel, 0,catches, and on the upper end of the tube G there is secured ahandwheel, H. To the tube Gthere are attached two'cords ap, which passover pulleys g g on the back bar, e, and are connected to the back partsof two plow-beams, II. Onthe back part of the pole D the drivers seat Jis secured.

The plow-beams I I pass through pendent stays K K, attached to the axleA in such a manner that they may be adjusted laterally to admit of theplows L L, which are attached to the beams II, being placed nearertogether or farther apart, as desired. The front parts of the beams I Iare slotted longitudinally, as

shown at r, and are fitted on the lower parts the lower parts of whichbear or rest upon thev beams I, as shown clearly in Fig. 1.

To each beam I a whiffietlee, N, is attached,

as follows: The whiffletrees are connected by pivots t to plates 11,leaving oblong slotsu in them, through which the rods J pass, and'theback end of each plate a is connected by two rods, to w, to a cross-bar,a, which hasawooden pin, 1), passin gvertically through its center andinto the beam. A series of holes may be made in each beam to admit ofthe latter being adjusted farther forward or backward, as desired.

The operation is as follows: A horse is attached to each beam I, and thedraft-pole D connected with the team in the usual way. Theplows L workone ateach side of the row of corn to be plowed, and the team walk, oneanimal at each. side of the row, each animal being attached directly toa plow-beam. As the implement is drawn along the driver can at any timeraise the plows by turning the tube Gr, so as to plow at any requireddepth or to raise the plows entirely free from the earth,

the plow-beams being retained or held at any point by the ratchet n andpawl 0, and the plows are adjusted laterally, .so as'to conform to thesinuosities of the row by turning the draft-pole 1) either tothe rightor left, which i The curved plates M and springs L preserve isaccomplished by turning the shaft F through the medium of the crank c atits top, the pinion k actuating the draft-pole, in consequence ofgearing into the rack j. Thus, by this simple arrangement the plows maybe guided right or left and made to plow at an equal distance at eachside of the row, however winding and sinuous it may be.

The draft-pole D may, when desired, be secured in acentral position withthe frameOby means of a pin, a, passing through the pole and into therackj.

the; proper level of the beams I under a vertical-play or movement ofthe pole D, while the stays'K prevent any casual lateral movement of theplows in the event of the latter coming in contact with clodsor'obstructions of any 'indr The frames K may be attached to the bar I cof the frame 0 by means of bolts 12?, fitted in oblong slhts in the bar0 or passing through any of a series of holes in said bar, and the staysK may be attached to the axle A in a similar manner. The properattachment of the frames K and stays K to their respective parts, inorder to admit of a lateral adjustment of the frames and stays, willsuggest itself to any mechanic. The end may be attained in various ways.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure byLetters

